This year, it feels like the older, banged-up, Kendrick Perkins-less C’s are miles away from getting another crack at it, despite being in a tight race for the top seed with the Bulls with just over a dozen games to go.

Are you confident that, come playoff time, this team will be ready to return to the NBA Finals or do you think the C’s aren’t built to squeeze by the Bulls, Heat and other Eastern Conference foes this time around?